The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-18
CARRIERS FIvE-MILE RUN.
HE BEATS TEE AMERICAN RECORD BY
NEARLY A MINUTE

Copeinnd Lowers the Figures In the $50
Yards Hurdle Rsee-Ensiish Chau,pieu
Clarke Disaunitned fer UnfAir Watkins.
The championship games on the Manhat-
tan Athletic Clubs track yesterday were won
derfully good.
Between three and four thousand people
Witnessed the splendid contests. which were
held on track and fold that rivalled the
quality Of the perfect autumn day. Mr.. VIM.
B. Curtiss was the referee. Messrs. J. Z. sulli-
van. Walton Storm, and Mortimer Bishof
the judges; Messrs. Avery, Robertson. and
Reed. the timers; Geo. Turner, Philadel-
phia's expert, the pistol frer; MIR. g.
D. Baird. the Judge Of walking, and Messrs.
Price. Buermeyer. West, and Prof. Goldie
the measurers. Two records were broken, the
American Baxter's in the pole vault by Cham
pion Englishman Ray and Copeland knocked
out his own figure for running o 220-yerd
Ss Nsw % sSopd soS Of
won both walks. CLARK. the. Biacthesth har;
English Ghampion Gsrse was Hs Tor for
unfair walking In the Smile race. mt
were well contested, and the final was won by
While se serES Il Int the Ss
Of the Brooklyn Athletic Association won tre-
others in a. bunch. Before. the lower turn
ama ass
walking square as die, increased his lead to
then t9 fifty yards ana won as NJ
S.asI ss NsS sSS 6s sh Sa e sbs@
pions. and Dolan Of the Scottish Americans,
faced the starter Tor the one e. run: Carter
following him closely Going round the upper
81 the sa Last Gr r ssn smd
Time. 4 minutes SO seconds. The best Amer.
lean record Is Georges. minutes 81 seconds.
Carter could have beaten 1t handiy with a lit
The first Of the, field events was the pole
ala not IN the h
hetss psse sp Z. 3 to sias
Ray. the English champion. vaulted easily.
Bar went up he used his Climbing tactics,w which
%
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Nth 10 ss Of the MTh
beat the American record. Baxters. ii feet
three quarters OF an inch a moment after. He
Wesiing Of. the Manhattans and Cochrane Of
Neg S h asa baS s 1s snS 5 aH
this race were to be allowed to run In the final:
The second heat e the 22S Ts hspe%Rad
hattanite W. E; White and Adams. Murphy
passed HE 4, men en- % {sEds from home. and Won
ADAMS. Pandemonium was Was let 10 loose ' When N
the o9s pSss sSa
| Of tho st. Louis man in 23!s seconds. Murphy
ran tired. and he only arrived from the West
Ssssss c The weigh. pcllsr from the
con nd and Qaeckberner o9 the New York Ath.
brecht, WHO holds the best american record. IS
Ssts s fE sPn
feet AZ inches, and LSmbrecht. 40 feet 81
mile bicycle, race brought out y. Harris Of
TIE IHen BcySSe nd K9s end
the i front 81 once and led for the frst TIRES
laps. The finish between Kolb; first. and Pow
ers. second, was fine one. Time. 4 minutes
The hsT mile run was the most most, exciting
Sha s % hs so%ns ss
stretch It was a lively race, Mitchell pressing
1S hs Gss. ssyas ss
OF the bunch and, passing Smith on the inside.
won the amid pd K
Ths iSSyasd hurdle y was in l hssts
Cub ss g By sia Sehes IN as N seconds oneS
made By Jordan last year. Copeland 81 the
Four giants. Lam6recht of the Manhattans,
and Barry. Condor. and Queckberner. the New
te ear ' hammer throwing Contest. The
Biz iron missile few 1102 feet inches with old
Shsefs
second With i0a feet. and Barry third with ioi
feet II inches. LambFecht only succeeded IN
berner showed S he had resained championship
form in the fifty. pound weight throwing,
9 ne Gss Ts paGs w sss q ao
nshes snd Sond9n third % es t * inches !,
Iondon and aa1ss
the Manhattan Athletic Club. champion q
America. were both IN the three mile walk with
e q the oman Manhattans. and Wett and kcoiT 81
the BROOKLYN; Langs took the lead at the hs
minutes 12S seconds, more than two minutes
behind the English and American a recSrds iSr
hs ms ba hs
spsinsss nsn Wood R!% or The iudss
IN one hss. cqsaSn Q, ths A%er.csP A5sistiS|
dish, of, the New Yorks were the starters.
bsckstretch and around the turn, but was
| passed coming home by both Banks and APP
pleby. Banks won in 81 As seconds. Condor
Everybody wanted to see the running high
| Jump. Girl-faced Page. Guy Richards Of
Columbia College. Montanye Of the New York
| Spartan Harriers, and Rinehardt and Wtegnnd
OF the Now York Athletic Club contested. The
bar was placed at 4 feet 10 inches 70 begin
| lessly topped the bar where his opponents
couldn't touch It. Page won with a beautiful
ond, S feet OK Inches. and Guy Rlchards third.
5feet 8 inches. Page meant to go on for the
Inch. The spectators smiled rs the little phe,
and adjust the handkerchief on the bar over
which he was about to jump. He failed t9 get
times dislodging it on the way down. ..,.
| ton, Bostwick and Copeland OF the Manhat-
tans, Schuegder OF the American Athletic Club,
and Mapes q Columbia College, and Wiega nd
900 yards hurdle race. Wiegand won the first